口气 meaning in English

kǒuqì

tone of voice; the way one speaks

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 口氣7 strokes

Meaning of 口气

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kǒuqì
  1. tone of voice
  2. the way one speaks
  3. manner of expression
  4. tone

口气 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

贝bèi蒂dì说shuō话huà的de口kǒu气qì像xiàng是shì她tā知zhī道dào了le一yī切qiè。
Betty talks as if she knew everything.
我wǒ不bù喜xǐ欢huān你nǐ和hé我wǒ说shuō话huà的de口kǒu气qì。
I don't like the way you talk to me.
麦mài克kè以yǐ建jiàn议yì的de口kǒu气qì说shuō了le些xiē话huà。
Mike said a few words by way of suggestion.
吸xī一yì口kǒu气qì,妈mā的de!
Breathe, damn you!
他tā在zài进jìn老lǎo板bǎn办bàn公gōng室shì前qián深shēn吸xī了le一yì口kǒu气qì。
He took a deep breath before entering his boss's office.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

口 kǒu · mouth · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

气 qì · gas · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 口气.

生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
天气tiānqìweather
门口ménkǒudoorway; gate
路口lùkǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
空气kōngqìair; atmosphere
出口chūkǒuan exit; to speak
入口rùkǒuentrance; to import
人口rénkǒupopulation; people
气温qìwēnair temperature
气候qìhòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
运气yùnqiluck (good or bad)

Questions about 口气

What does 口气 mean?

口气 (kǒuqì) means "tone of voice; the way one speaks" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 口气?

口气 is made of 2 characters: 口 (3 strokes), 气 (4 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 口气 an HSK word?

Yes. 口气 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 口气 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 口气 is written 口氣.